World: Ireland

Special Rapporteur for Children Dr Geoffrey Shannon said there has been no significant follow-up from garda management after it asked him last year to help with training.It is one year on from the publication of what has been described as a landmark [...]

Gardai plan crackdown on public disorder and underage drinking across Dublin'Operation Irene' will be rolled out again this year to target public drinking and riots on some of Dublin's most popular[...]

Sean Cox suffered serious head injuries and is still in hospital.Daniele Sciusco, 29 and Filippo Lombardi, 20, were charged after an attack on the Liverpool FC supporter. Lombardi will stand trial in October after pleading not guilty to violent[...]

A woman remains in critical condition after she was rescued by the emergency services from Lough Ree last night. The woman (46) was swimming close to the Number 1 area, near Athlone town at around 7pm when she got into difficulty.The Athlone[...]

'It's looking good' - Ireland to be as hot as Madrid until early next weekThe Spanish capital will see temperatures hovering between 19C and 26C over the next six days and Ireland won’t be far behind, according to Met Éireann forecaster[...]

A member of the public raised the alarm after the fisherman said that he was in difficulty and his boat was sinking. The man ended up in the water. It is believed he was his own at the time, Gardaí said.Both the Clifden RNLI and the all-weather [...]

Many islanders will take to the polling booths along Ireland’s western seaboard.An electorate of just over 2,000 is expected in a scattering of Atlantic outposts today as Ireland decides whether to reform some of the strictest termination laws in[...]

So you’ve checked the register and made sure your name and current address are on there, but your voting card still hasn’t arrived in the post.&nbsp;Don’t panic, if you are currently registered to vote — you can check if you are on[...]

Gardaí are investigating whether twisted killer Mark Hennessy was using dating apps and websites and even if he had attempted to contact potential victims online. A massive probe was still continuing last night into the brutal murder of tragic[...]

It is hoped that Jastine’s bag and iPad could help shed light on any connection she may have had with her killer.As the investigation widens into the 24-year-old’s murder at the hands of construction worker Mark Hennessy, gardaí have renewed their[...]

The mother of tragic teenager Elisha Gault has revealed how she felt in her gut that her baby was gone.&nbsp;The Tipperary schoolgirl’s body was recovered from the River Suir on March 25, near her home of Carrick-on-Suir, after she had been[...]

An Irish teenager who is battling terminal cancer has been given a date for his potentially life-saving treatment in the US. Aaron McMahon (17) from Shanagarry, Co Cork was diagnosed with a rare chordoma brain tumour in February 2017.After[...]

Friends in Jastine's hometown of Aritao have been paying tribute to the murdered 24 year-oldA post-mortem examination revealed yesterday that Jastine died after being strangled, before her body was dumped near thick woodland near Rathmichael, Co [...]

Detectives are now probing whether Mark Hennessy who abducted and killed Jastine Valdez in a random is the infamous Irish serial killer who could have taken several missing women.&nbsp;Gardai suspect a serial killer may be behind the high profile disappearance of several women, whose […]

'Jastine’s family were unable to come to the vigil in Bray on Monday night because they were identifying the body'A vigil was held on Tuesday night in the 24-year-old’s adopted village of Enniskerry, Co Wicklow, as hundreds paid a touching tribute to the […]

Gardaí are investigating whether twisted killer Mark Hennessy was using dating apps and websites and even if he had attempted to contact potential victims online. A massive probe was still continuing last night into the brutal murder of tragic Jastine Valdez (24).A phone which had been […]

Tributes paid to teenage girl killed in car crash near Enniscorthy, Wexford as mum fights for lifeAisling Dolan, 19, from New Ross in Co Wexford, passed away following the collision on the N11 at Scarawalsh, near Enniscorthy in the […]

Special Rapporteur for Children Dr Geoffrey Shannon said there has been no significant follow-up from garda management after it asked him last year to help with training.It is one year on from the publication of what has been described as a landmark report from Special Rapporteur for […]

It is hoped that Jastine’s bag and iPad could help shed light on any connection she may have had with her killer.As the investigation widens into the 24-year-old’s murder at the hands of construction worker Mark Hennessy, gardaí have renewed their appeal for information from the […]

Gardaí expect to arrest at least one teenage suspect in the coming days in relation to the savage murder and sexual assault of schoolgirl Ana Kriegel. Sources have said that DNA results are expected back soon and are likely to significantly advance the investigation into the 14-year-old’s […]